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Monday, June 28, 2010

Armed siege at Barclays Bank, W.London..[ 1354 ]

Gunman held following armed siege

The London Evening Standard..28.06.10

Men are lead from the Barclays bank in Ashford, Middlesex

Men are lead from the Barclays bank in Ashford, Middlesex

A suspected gunman took a number of hostages in the incident at Barclays Bank in Church Road, Ashford, west London. Some three hours after the incident began, a man in his 30s was arrested, Surrey Police said.
Surrey Police confirmed that the siege had come to an end and one man had been arrested.
Superintendent Duncan Greenhalgh said: "Shortly before 4pm, Surrey Police received reports that a man with a firearm had entered Barclays Bank in Church Road, Ashford.
"A number of people were inside the bank at the time and being prevented from leaving.
"This was a fast-moving incident and police were on the scene within minutes. Trained hostage negotiators made contact with an individual inside the bank and just after 7pm a man came out of the bank and was contained by armed police.
"A man in his 30s has been arrested and is currently in police custody. All the people involved are being assessed by medical teams but there have been no serious injuries.
"This was obviously a very traumatic experience for those members of the public and bank staff caught up in it but I am extremely pleased with the quick and effective response from officers who brought this situation to a close without injury to anyone, including the suspect.
"I would like to thank the community of Ashford for their understanding whilst we dealt with this incident. Police will remain here for some time gathering evidence but we will try and keep disruption to a minimum."
It was understood that the raider forced some of the hostages to put on white boiler suits and also that he asked them to spraypaint to blacken the windows on the inside, so people could not see in.

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